TruGolf (NASDAQ:TRUG) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) Financial Contrast

TruGolf (NASDAQ:TRUG) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

TruGolf has a beta of -1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 202% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Micron Technology has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.2% of TruGolf shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Micron Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.9% of TruGolf shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares TruGolf and Micron Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TruGolf	-52.55%	N/A	-60.13%
Micron Technology	22.84%	17.21%	11.28%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares TruGolf and Micron Technology”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TruGolf	$21.86 million	0.13	-$8.80 million	($48.19)	-0.05
Micron Technology	$37.38 billion	6.81	$8.54 billion	$7.59	29.86

Micron Technology has higher revenue and earnings than TruGolf. TruGolf is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Micron Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for TruGolf and Micron Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TruGolf	1	1	2	0	2.25
Micron Technology	0	5	25	5	3.00

TruGolf presently has a consensus target price of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4,384.30%. Micron Technology has a consensus target price of $202.79, suggesting a potential downside of 10.52%. Given TruGolf’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe TruGolf is more favorable than Micron Technology.

Summary

Micron Technology beats TruGolf on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TruGolf

TruGolf Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, engages in the development and sale of indoor golf simulator hardware under the TruGolf Nevada brand for residential and commercial markets in the United States. It also provides E6 Connect software for use on other companies' hardware. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Centerville, Utah.

About Micron Technology

Micron Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Embedded Business Unit, and Storage Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprising dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels. The company offers memory products for the cloud server, enterprise, client, graphics, networking, industrial, and automotive markets, as well as for smartphone and other mobile-device markets; SSDs and component-level solutions for the enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets; discrete storage products in component and wafers; and memory and storage products for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It markets its products through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and retailers; and web-based customer direct sales channel, as well as through channel and distribution partners. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.